Communities
Communities located in the township include:[5]
- Barwick
- Black Hawk – near Barwick Road and Highway 600
- Finland – Highway 71 near Korpi/Lampi Road
- Manders – on Highway 11 at the west of the township
- Shenston – Fehr Road and Tait Road
The township is served by Ontario Highway 71, a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway, and by Highway 600.
History
It was named after Thomas William Chapple, a former Ontario MPP from 1894 to 1898, who served as judge for the Rainy River District from 1898 to 1926. Before politics Chapple was a lawyer.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chapple had a population of 763 living in 265 of its 332 total private dwellings, a change of 18.7% from its 2016 population of 643. With a land area of 558.15 km2 (215.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
Canada census – Chapple community profile
| Population | 763 (+18.7% from 2016) | 638 (-13.9% from 2011) | 741 (-13.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 558.15 km2 (215.50 sq mi) | 527.94 km2 (203.84 sq mi) | 529.02 km2 (204.26 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 40.4 (M: 42.0, F: 39.6) | 39.8 (M: 40, F: 39.4) | 38.4 (M: 38, F: 38.8) |
| Private dwellings | 332 (total) 265 (occupied) | 225 (total) | 376 (total) |
| Median household income | $79,500 | | |
Climate
Barwick has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
| Climate data for Barwick (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1978–present)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
35.5
(95.9)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
30.0
(86.0)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−9.5
(14.9)
|
−5.4
(22.3)
|
1.3
(34.3)
|
10.6
(51.1)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
25.2
(77.4)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
0.5
(32.9)
|
−7.0
(19.4)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−15.3
(4.5)
|
−11.6
(11.1)
|
−4.4
(24.1)
|
4.4
(39.9)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
−3.4
(25.9)
|
−11.8
(10.8)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−21.1
(−6.0)
|
−17.8
(0.0)
|
−10.1
(13.8)
|
−1.8
(28.8)
|
4.7
(40.5)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
6.9
(44.4)
|
0.8
(33.4)
|
−7.3
(18.9)
|
−16.7
(1.9)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−45.5
(−49.9)
|
−49.0
(−56.2)
|
−38.0
(−36.4)
|
−25.0
(−13.0)
|
−7.5
(18.5)
|
−2.0
(28.4)
|
2.5
(36.5)
|
−1.0
(30.2)
|
−5.5
(22.1)
|
−17.0
(1.4)
|
−39.0
(−38.2)
|
−44.0
(−47.2)
|
−49.0
(−56.2)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
29.8
(1.17)
|
21.3
(0.84)
|
29.8
(1.17)
|
39.2
(1.54)
|
76.2
(3.00)
|
124.7
(4.91)
|
102.9
(4.05)
|
78.8
(3.10)
|
76.2
(3.00)
|
58.8
(2.31)
|
41.8
(1.65)
|
30.7
(1.21)
|
710.2
(27.96)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
0.2
(0.01)
|
3.0
(0.12)
|
11.0
(0.43)
|
30.4
(1.20)
|
75.1
(2.96)
|
124.7
(4.91)
|
102.9
(4.05)
|
78.8
(3.10)
|
75.5
(2.97)
|
51.3
(2.02)
|
13.6
(0.54)
|
2.1
(0.08)
|
568.4
(22.38)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
29.5
(11.6)
|
18.3
(7.2)
|
18.8
(7.4)
|
8.9
(3.5)
|
1.1
(0.4)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.8
(0.3)
|
7.5
(3.0)
|
28.3
(11.1)
|
28.6
(11.3)
|
141.8
(55.8)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)
|
13.7
|
10.7
|
11.3
|
9.4
|
12.5
|
13.4
|
12.2
|
11.4
|
12.9
|
12.7
|
12.4
|
14.8
|
147.5
|
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)
|
0.35
|
1.4
|
3.3
|
6.5
|
12.2
|
13.4
|
12.2
|
11.4
|
12.8
|
10.1
|
3.4
|
1.2
|
88.1
|
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)
|
13.5
|
10.0
|
9.0
|
3.7
|
0.81
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.31
|
3.7
|
10.0
|
14.2
|
65.2
|
| Source: Environment Canada[3]
|
Government
Township Council consists of a mayor and four councillors.[14]
